Invoive payments

I paid a full VAT invoice from a company A who is VAT registered, but the bank details to pay too given to me by company A were for a different company B, However company B is not registered for VAT. A and B have the same directors. is this OK. and is it legal for company A

Hi LesE Embury,
Two separate companies can coexist where one is VAT registered and the other is not and have directors in common.
It depends on the taxable supplies that each company are making and whether they have breached the Registration threshold or not.
If you make a payment,however ,this paymemnt should be made to the company who is making the supply to you.
You may want to report this to us.
Please see the information below:
Report tax fraud or avoidance to HMRC
Thank you.